Sony's first hard disk drive camcorder, the DCR-SR100, lets you record pristine digital video without the need for DV tapes or those tiny DVDs. And if you're like us, you edit everything you record anyway to get rid of all the boring crap and then burn your own DVD. The DCR-SR100 ($1100; May) has 30GB of storage, built-in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound and an optional Bluetooth microphone for enhanced center channel sound. It also sports a 3-megapixel Advanced HAD CCD, built-in flash, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens, 2.7-inch touch panel SwivelScreen LCD, and 3-megapixel digital still capture.

Finally an affordable, pocketable way to record video for our content-hungry HDTVs. The Sanyo Xacti HD1 ($800; available in March) records 720p HD video onto SD cards, as well as doubling as a 5.1 megapixel still camera. Other features include 10x optical zoom, a 2.2” OLED display, a multifunction docking station, and macro shooting down to 1cm away — so you can capture the horrible deaths of those fire ants in your driveway with exceptional clarity.

Winter is coming and it's time to prepare for hibernation. Huddle by the fire, drink hot coco, and think of how amazing it would be to be cozied up in bed — unless of course your bed is old, lumpy, and past its prime. This is where Leesa comes in. Just place your order online instead of trying to track down the right mattress with the masses during the holiday rush. Leesa ships your mattress to your door for free compressed in a box. Made in America, each mattress features 3 premium foam layers for a cooling bounce and comfort that contours to your body. And in the spirit of giving, they'll donate one mattress for every ten sold.

Coders, managers, illustrators — whatever your job, odds are you've had to deal with a whiteboard before. Now you can carry one with you with the Wipebook Pro. This full-sized notebook holds 20 8.5" x 11" writeable pages that work just like a normal whiteboard, letting you write, erase, and re-write countless times. Brass binding lets it lay flat, cow-friendly faux leather front and rear covers help when it's time to digitize a page, and unlike the board at work, you can take it home without ever having to worry about an overzealous janitor "cleaning" away your valuable notes.

Whether it be caffeine, sugar, or simply bad nerves, anyone who has the "shakes" every once in a while knows that using a compact camera at full zoom can spell disaster. Panasonic recognized this, and built serious Optical Image Stabilization into the Lumix DMC-FX9K ($350) to counteract the problem. Add to this 6 Megapixels, a 2.5" LCD, and Leica optics, and you have a pocket-sized winner.